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General questions regarding Modern World History: Pre-WW2, WW2, Post WW2, Cold War
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1
The _______ put the first satellite into space. It was called the _______.
The USA, Apollo
The USSR, Sputnik
USA, Sputnik
The USSR, Apollo
2
The allies escape to Britain by any boat possible occurred during
Battle for Midway Island
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle at Dunkirk
The Battle of the Bulge
3
Coined by Churchill, term expresses ideological divide between capitalism and communism.
Iron Division
Iron Wall
Ironman
Iron Curtain
4
Who was the well-known leader of Communist China...
Mao Zedong
General Tso
Jackie Chan
Jiang Jieshi
5
Which countries attended the Yalta Conference?
Germany, Great Britain, USA
Germany, USA, France
Germany, Soviet Union, Great Britain
USA, Great Britain, USSR
6
Government plan to save Greece and Turkey
Dawes Plan
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
7
What is democratization?
Process of disbanding armed forces
Process of creating a government elected by the people
political ties to other countries should be avoided
Process of segregating the Jews
8
A global issue must...
impact a small number of people
be made into a documentary
no one government has the power to provide a solution
Impact a government severely
9
By taking over the Rhineland, Hitler violated ______________.
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Berlin
The Non-Aggression Pact
10
Kennedy responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis with a:
Naval Blockade
Naval Attack
Naval Retreat
Air Raid
11
Nazi officers were tried for various war crimes at:
London
Berlin
Neuremburg
Hamburg
12
Holy warriors supported by the US in the Middle East during the Cold War
The Jihadists
The Mujahideen
The Shah
The Khomeini
13
What does MAD stand for?
Mothers Against Democracy
Mutually Assured Demolition
Mothers Against Drugs
Mutually Assured Destruction
14
Which of the following contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?
overproduction
over-speculation on stocks
Banks refuse to loan money
the great depression
15
What is a Blitzkrieg?
Destruction of Jewish shops and businesses
Fast moving forces to take the enemy by surprise
Destruction of Jewish temples
Pilots who flew suicide missions
16
How did the New Deal plan to revive the United States after the Great Depression?
Relief, Reform, Rebellion
Reconstruction, Relief, Retaliation
Relief, Respons, Reflection
Relief, Recovery, Reform
17
Anti-semitism is...
hatred of the Jewish race
Avoiding the German race
Hatred of the Aryans
Avoiding Jewish shops and businesses
18
Leader of Chinese Nationalist Party in China.
Hideki Tojo
Jiang Jeishi
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
19
Founded the Fascist Party in 1919
Mussolini
Stalin
Mao Zedong
Hitler
20
Which WW2 battle was mostly fought by air?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Britain
21
A surrogate war involves
Birthing a baby during war time
A country hosting a war in which it is directly involved
A country hosting awesome parties
a country hosting a conflict between 2 other countries
22
The Dawes Plan did which of the following...
Support to Germany for reparations after WW1
Plan to stabilize Eastern Europe economically
$200 Million loan to slow inflation of the Weimar Republic
Economic support for Russia after WW1
23
General MacArthur developed _______________.
The Dawes Plan
The Marshall Plan
First Atomic Bomb
The Island Hopping Plan
24
Which is NOT considered a permanent member of the United Nations?
Britain
Germany
USA
USSR
25
What is the Lebensraum?
Hitlers desire to expand the German Empire
Hitlers desire to create a master race
Hitler's plan of moving Jews into ghetto
Hitlers desire to exterminate the Jews
26
What was the real motive of the "Space Race?"
To explore technology and space
To show the world anything is possible
To show advances in technology
To show military and technological power
27
The Night of Broken Glass
Kristallknot
Kristallball
Kristallnacht
Kristallnight
28
Which is NOT a global issue?
Rwandan Genocide
Plastic Waste
Famine
Overfishing
29
Borrowing money to buy stock...
Monkey Business
Buying on margin
Estimation
Risky Business
30
What were the Japanese suicide bombers called?
Royal Airforce Pilots
Insane Pilots
Kamikaze Pilots
Imperial Airforce Pilots
31
Why is OPVL useful?
sort sources into primary/secondary sources
give a thesis of the document;how it is useful to the reader
analyze the originality of a document
question the author's academic credibility
32
When Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, he violated which deal?
The New Deal
Truman Doctrine
Nonaggression Pact
Warsaw Pact
33
Who was the nationalist leader battling against French Imperialism?
Napoleon
Cheech Chong
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
34
What does the following cartoon illustrate?
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Berlin
War of 1812
Napoleons Defeat at Waterloo
35
Which is NOT one of Hitler's mistakes?
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Guadalcanal
36
Russia was part of __________ during the Cold War.
WARSAW PACT
AXIS POWERS
NATO
ALLIED POWERS
37
Mein Kampf discusses_____________
Hitler's Racial Theories
Hitler's qualifications to lead Germany
The early life of Hitler
Hitler's background
38
Detente is....
mutually assure destruction
easing of hostility
threatening other nations
going to the edge of war
39
______ involved Russian Policy that urged the population to forget about Stalin.
Demilitarization
Vietnamization
Desalination
Destalinization
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What was the policy of the United States prior to WW2? (Depression time period)
Detente
Brinkmanship
Containment
Isolationism
